Futuristic Russian Attack Helicopter (Mi-27R)

Summary: I've always loved the design of the Russian Mi-24 Hind gunship helicopter ever since I was a kid. I decided to create my interpretation of what a futuristic version might look like but with less emphasis on troop transport. My main design goals were to give it a sleek yet aggressive and animalistic presence. I also wanted the vehicle to look very worn down as if it were past its prime in active duty. In order to achieve more realism in regards to the weathering and paneling details, I studied dozens of hi-res aircraft photos that I took during my visits to fleet week in NYC.

Primary Software used: Maya for modeling and Mudbox for cleanup and 95% of the detail work (sculpted). Photoshop and Mudbox were used in unison for the textures. The AO maps were generated in Xnormal. Ndo2 and Crazybump were used for additional normalmap details. ** note ** Some of the sculpt work is a bit soft up close but since the main intention was to bake down to game-res, that shouldn't be an issue in-game.

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Specs: Because the target platform for this vehicle was next generation consoles (post PS3/360), I created it with fairly high specs.